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The difference between market takers and market makers is not product innovation, it is business model innovation. To compete in the age of the customer , business leaders must graduate from leading incremental to transformational changes, requiring emphasis beyond core capabilities that include investments in new products, services and business model innovation

The Chicago Cubs temporarily abandoned the baseball field to become a barbershop quartet on “ Saturday Night Live .” Players Anthony Rizzo , David Ross and Dexter Fowler donned matching straw hats and Cubs’ sweaters to join Hollywood actor and longtime Cubs fan, Bill Murray , in a rousing rendition of their team’s anthem, “ Go Cubs Go .” The World Series Champions also featured alongside “SNL” host Benedict Cumberbatch in a somewhat bizarre skit in which they stripped for a grandmother at a Bachelorette party that goes very, very wrong. Check out the players’ singing above, and the stripper clip below: type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related Coverage + articlesList=5819f9a7e4b01f610e39457d,581b1909e4b0570d6d6f0bfe,581b32a8e4b0c43e6c1e3c32,580f9b23e4b0a03911ef1c23 — This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website

It seems that offensive antics are par for the course for these two “golfers.” Evan Shay and Morgan Ruig, both 28-year-olds from Brisbane, Australia, claim to have passed themselves off as the Australian national team for an international golf tournament in North Korea as a joke. “Initially we just said we were a couple of Australian golfers and they said, ‘You are the Australian team,’ and we sort of didn’t say no,” said Ruig, a real estate agent who told 9News the stunt started when the pair was in Beijing for a polo tournament. The two are now reveling in their feat after returning safely from a country the U.S. sanctioned earlier this year for human rights abuses . The media is largely applauding the men for carrying out an epic “prank ” or dismissing them with a wink as harmless hooligans .

For the first time in 108 years, the Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions. The Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-7, on Wednesday in Game 7 of the World Series behind home runs from Dexter Fowler and David Ross. The Cubs got things started immediately with a leadoff home run from Dexter Fowler. The solo shot to center field was the first leadoff homer in a winner-take-all World Series game , according to ESPN Stats & Info.

History was made ― and the collective heart rate of America was raised ― Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday when the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years. Game 7 unfolded as we probably should have expected a major championship game would play out in a year like 2016: It was batshit crazy

It’s no secret that actor Bill Murray ― the man , the myth , the legend ― is a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan . So it was only fitting that Murray was granted the honor of performing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch of Game 3 of the World Series Friday night. The game against the Cleveland Indians was the Cubs’ first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945 .

Chicago Cubs fans are a passionate and resilient bunch ― but most haven’t been dedicated for as long as Jim Schlegel. Schlegel, a 97-year-old Pearl Harbor veteran and die-hard Cubs fan, attended games the last time the Cubs made it to the World Series ― in 1945. He even has his ticket stubs from Game 6 and Game 7

The long-suffering Chicago Cubs advanced to the World Series for the first time in 71 years with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The Cubs , known as the “The Lovable Losers” given years of heartbreak and misery since their last World Series triumph in 1908, clinched the best-of-seven National League Championship Series 4-2 at home and set off wild celebrations across the city

By James M Dorsey The soccer soft power contrast between Qatar and Iceland speaks volumes. A comparison of the strategies of both countries demonstrates that it takes more than money to leverage soccer to create political, geopolitical and economic opportunity. Money and world soccer body FIFA’s desire to take one of the world’s foremost sporting events beyond Europe and the Americas helped Qatar win the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

The small border traffic (a visa-free regime) between Russia’s Kaliningrad region and several northern counties in Poland was hailed as a success of the former Polish government of Donald Tusk working jointly, among others, with the city of Gdansk for rapprochement between people of both nations. The success was achieved regardless of “big politics”, but the visa-free regime has been currently suspended by Law and Justice government. Since 2012 both sides have enjoyed increased success in their social, economic and cultural relations.

Incoming Kentucky Governor, Matt Bevin, set to work quickly. Through a series of executive orders, Bevin ensured that thousands of poor and minority individuals would not vote this year or potentially ever

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Royals keep finding new ways to win this October. And now with one more victory in November, they will be World Series champions. Second baseman Daniel Murphy’s error on Eric Hosmer’s grounder in the eighth inning keyed yet another comeback for the tenacious Royals, and Kansas City startled the New York Mets 5-3 Saturday night to take 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series

Even after getting sacked five times, Tom Brady is a determined quarterback whose only end goal is getting the win. That’s the mantra this season for a player that is hell-bent on proving to the world that he is deserving of his four championship rings, and on his way to getting one more. The Dallas Cowboys looked confused, bewildered, outplayed and just downright scared at times on Sunday when being pitted against the New England Patriots and their golden boy, Tom Brady.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people suspected of critically injuring a man outside Dodger Stadium are believed to be a mother and son, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday. Police declined to discuss what precipitated the fight on Friday night, but Beck said detectives were reviewing video that captured the assault in hopes of tracking the pair down. Police described the mother as being in her 40s or 50s, and her son as being between 25 and 30.

Before Janae Marie Kroc came out as a transgender woman, she was known to friends and fans as Matt Kroczaleski, one of the strongest and toughest men in the world. In 2006, at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic, an annual professional men’s bodybuilding competition, she won the middleweight championship in powerlifting.

Napa Valley, CA (Flickr: James Daisa) Napa Valley is known for world-class wineries and celebrity chef restaurants, but lately parents are finding that a family vacation in Napa is good for the milk-drinking crowd too. The kid-friendly attractions in Napa are tucked into rolling hills and the downtown area allowing families to see the sights pedaling or on foot. Check out our five unexpected finds in Napa Valley for your next Northern California family vacation.

American distance runner Molly Huddle thought she had a bronze medal wrapped up at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Monday. Flying down the last straightaway of the 10,000-meter race, a then third-place Huddle watched Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot and Ethiopia’s Gelete Burka finish first and second, respectively , before lifting her arms in a classic v-for-victory pose. Except she, like Oregon’s Tanguy Pepiot and American runner Ben Payne before her, celebrated too early, creating just enough of an opening for the runner behind her to vault through. American Molly Huddle celebrates too early & loses bronze medal in world final of 10,000 meters

First there was Parkour, the French-based urban movement that used city landscapes to accomplish impressive acrobatic feats. Now, there’s street workout , which has a similar ethos but goes into even more extreme environments with an emphasis on functional fitness. And, according to Palestinian photographer Mohammed Abed, it is now bringing a sense of empowerment to the youth in Gaza City.

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Watts Riots, this piece is dedicated to the memory of those senselessly killed following the arrest and beating of an African American by the highway patrol. Though we have many miles to travel until this is a truly just city for all, we are a very different place than we were back then. Shifting gears..

Like King Kong climbing the Empire State Building, I scaled an 8 foot wall to the finish line at the City Challenge Race in New York City this past weekend. Though I have participated in and conquered numerous obstacle races in the past year, including the Urban RAID Championship , Rugged Maniac , Spartan Race, as well as another City Challenge Race in Jersey City , I still feel a mix of emotions–excitement, nervousness, and anticipation–whenever I am standing behind the starting line and waiting for the race to begin

U.S. swimming sensation Katie Ledecky is so good she just casually broke a world record during a race in which her coach told her to take it easy. Ledecky broke the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle record Monday morning at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia.

Nir Barkat, 55, has served as Mayor of Jerusalem since 2008 and was re-elected in 2013 for a second five-year term. Born in Jerusalem, he holds a degree in computer science from the Hebrew University. Barkat launched a successful software company, start-up incubator and venture firm before entering politics, first in 2003 in a failed mayoral attempt, followed by service on the city council and then his successful mayoral bids

LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – Didier Drogba will not play for another English team when he leaves Chelsea and may follow Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard by ending his career in the United States. The 37-year-old former Ivory Coast forward played his final game for Chelsea when the Premier League champions beat Sunderland 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday

After Duke pulled out a victory over Wisconsin in the NCAA championship on April 6, ending the Badgers’ March Madness run, Wisconsin fans were understandably disappointed. Photos circulated online of defeated Wisconsin fan dressed in a Teletubby costume, seemingly on the verge of tears.

Ann Liguori , sports radio and TV personality, talk show host, journalist, reporter, author, business owner and philanthropist, continues to shine as a leader and visionary in the world of sports media.

John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats are heading into March Madness with a perfect 34-0 record. But just how well have other undefeated teams fared in a tournament? Here’s a list of past programs who have sought perfection on the road to an NCAA championship: 1951 — Columbia (coach: Lou Rossini), 21-0, lost first round More..

Jay Williams was poised to become one of the biggest superstars in the NBA. After leading Duke to a NCAA championship in 2001 and earning a national player of the year title, he graduated early to receive a No. 2 draft pick with the Chicago Bulls

There is no question about it: most newspapers in the United States are on the ropes. They are not yet down and out, but they are close to that knockout blow. I know this, as most of you readers do, from personal experience.

Dean Smith, the Hall of Fame innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina along with an Olympic gold medal while coaching some of the game’s biggest names like Michael Jordan, has died.

These Ohio State Buckeyes are why the College Football Playoff exists. With running back Ezekiel Elliott leading the charge, Ohio State overran Oregon 42-20 in the national championship game of college football’s inaugural four-team playoff at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Monday night. After Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota staked the second-seeded Ducks to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a touchdown pass, the fourth-seeded Buckeyes took control.

A new campaign video is showing why it’s never too soon to say something kind. In a PSA by anti-bullying organization Champions Against Bullying , teens read thoughtful messages that were sent on social media to peers who committed suicide. The posts were sent after the teenagers took their own lives

DALLAS (AP) — Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington is suspended for the national championship game after testing positive for marijuana during an NCAA drug test, a person with direct knowledge of test results said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of student privacy rules. Team spokesman Andy McNamara confirmed that Carrington is not with the team but would not indicate why

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio State University official is warning students that they could risk being cut from courses if they skip class for the Buckeyes’ championship matchup against Oregon. The nighttime game happens Monday, on the first day of spring semester.